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Comeback by UP falls short

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UAAP Season 72

UP Fighting Maroons vs. UST Growling Tigers
UST wins 93-88
Aug 20, 2009, 2pm
Araneta Coliseum

With hot shooting UST having a 31 point lead in the third quarter, the UP Fighting Maroons almost made a comeback cutting the deficit to 5 with 8 seconds left in the game, but time was not on their side as UP loses to the Growling Tigers, 93-88. Leading UP were rookie Alvin Padilla scoring 21 points and former Rookie of the Year Woody Co contributing 24 points.

Although UP lost this game, we can see that the future is bright for the UP Fighting Maroons, specially the play of Alvin Padilla, who by the way is ineligible for the Rookie of the Year honors because he is not a freshman but a transferee from San Beda. With the entry of Mike Silungan in UAAP Season 73, I think Padilla and Silungan will be a formidable combination for the fighting maroons next year.

Box Score

UST 93 – Ababou 23, Bautista 17, Fortuna 14, Teng 13, Mirza 13, Camus 8, Maliksi 3, Afuang 2, Ungria 0, Green 0, Cam 0, Aytona 0.

UP 88 – Co 24, Padilla 21, Lopez 18, Mikee Reyes 5, Sison 4, De Asis 4, Gomez 3, Gamboa 3, Martin Reyes 2, Gingerich 2, Braganza 2, Maniego 0, Hipolito 0, Juruena 0, Astorga 0.

UP vs UST Game Pictures

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UP vs UST 1st Round Game Pictures

UP vs UST
Hand on his face, Martin Reyes shoots a three scoring 17 points on 4/9 three point shooting

UP vs UST
Rookie Mikee Reyes had a breakout game with 21 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists

UP vs UST
Woody Co led UP with 23 points against the much taller UST squad

UP vs UST
Mark Lopez fastbreak

UP vs UST
UST regrouped in the second half, outscoring UP in the 3rd, 32-17
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UP gets back at NU

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UAAP Season 72

UP Fighting Maroons vs. NU Bulldogs
UP wins 78-76
Aug 15, 2009, 2pm
Araneta Coliseum

UP Fighting Maroons wins its first game in the second round by defeating the NU bulldogs, 78-76 avenging their big loss to NU in 1st round. Miggy Maniego led UP in the 1st half with 15 points and Martin Reyes took over in the second half with 15 of his 17 points.

NU had the chance to send the game into overtime with UP leading by 3 points but UP opted to foul in the dying seconds, not giving NU a chance to make a 3 point shot just like in the overtime loss of UP to UE.

I hope UP continues this and gets back to all teams that defeated them in the first round. UP Fight!

Current Standing: 2 wins, 6 losses

Box Score

UP 78 – Martin Reyes 17, Maniego 15, Mikee Reyes 14, Sison 10, Co 10, Padilla 4, Carlo 2, Gamboa 2, Astorga 2, Lopez 1, Juruena 1, Gingerich 0, Braganza 0.

NU 76 – Hermosisima 25, Cabaluna 18, Singh 10, Baloran 8, Manito 7, Terso 4, Ponferrada 2, Magat 1, Luy 1, Tungcul 0, Roy 0, Fabula 0, Batac 0.

Please support our Team Pilipinas

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Please support our Powerade Team Pilipinas Basketball Team tomorrow for their knockout game vs Jordan at 2pm in the FIBA Asia Qualifiers. I know many have criticized this team, but whichever team plays (powerade or smart gilas), we should all support Philippine basketball.

From my analysis, the only way we can beat Jordan is making our three point shots and having even just a decent defensive strategy specially for their big men. But I believe we have the players to beat them and make it to the semifinals. Good luck tomorrow!

Go Team Pilipinas!

UP Fighting Maroons 1st Round Statistics

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UAAP Season 72 1st Round

UP Fighting Maroons 1st Round Statistics

Points
1. Woody Co – 13ppg
2. Martin Reyes – 11ppg
3. Alvin Padilla – 10ppg
4. Mark Lopez – 8ppg
5. Carlo Gomez – 8ppg

Rebounds
1. Magi Sison – 8rpg
2. Carlo Gomez – 6rpg
3. Woody Co – 5rpg
4. Alvin Padilla – 5rpg
5. Mark Lopez / Arvin Braganza / Martin Reyes – 4rpg

Assists
1. Arvin Braganza – 3apg
2. Mikee Reyes – 2apg
3. Alvin Padilla – 2apg

Steals
1. Alvin Padilla – 2spg
2. Arvin Braganza – 1spg
3. Woody Co – 1spg

Blocks
1. Magi Sison – 1bpg
2. Andrew Marfori – 1bpg

Three points percentage
1. Migs de Asis – 3/6 (50%)
2. Woody Co – 10/26 (38%)
3. Alvin Padilla – 12/34 (35%)
4. Martin Reyes – 16/56 (29%)
5. Mikee Reyes – 6/21 (29%)

Two points percentage
1. Miggy Maniego – 4/6 (67%)
2. Alvin Padilla – 12/23 (52%)
3. Carlo Gomez – 22/44 (50%)
4. Magi Sison – 19/41 (46%)
5. Mark Lopez – 21/50 (42%)

Free throw percentage
1. Kevin Astorga – 2/2 (100%)
2. Mikee Reyes – 13/16 (81%)
3. Martin Reyes – 6/8 (75%)
4. Woody Co – 25/35 (71%)
5. Carlo Gomez – 12/17 (71%)

UP Fighting Maroons 1st Round Recap

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UAAP Season 72 1st Round

UP Fighting Maroons 1st Round Recap
UP vs NU, loss, 74-64 (Alvin Padilla – 11 points/Carlo Gomez – 11 points)
UP vs Adamson – loss, 72-68 (Woody Co – 17 points)
UP vs DLSU – loss, 73-63 (Carlo Gomez – 14 points)
UP vs Ateneo – win, 68-58 (Woody Co – 15 points/Mark Lopez – 15 points)
UP vs FEU – loss, 77-65 (Alvin Padilla – 15 points)
UP vs UE, loss (OT), 77-60 (Woody Co – 23 points)
UP vs UST – loss, 95-85 (Woody Co – 23 points)

Current Standing: 1-6
Prediction in the second round: 4-3

UP loses its last game in the 1st round

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UAAP Season 72

UP Fighting Maroons vs. UST Growling Tigers
UST wins 95-85
Aug 8, 2009, 4pm
Araneta Coliseum

Rookie Mikee Reyes had a breakout game, scoring 21 points but could not lead UP to its second win, losing to UST, 95-85. Another tough loss for UP which led most of the first half, Woody Co, still wearing a protective mask led UP with 23 points.

UP made 13 three point shots, a season high for the maroons. UP ends the first round with a 1 win, 6 loss record, their only win coming from the no. 1 team, Ateneo. Please support our team and I know they will still improve in the second round and may surprise the other teams again.

Box Score

UST 95 – Ababou 23, Mirza 22, Teng 22, Camus 8, Bautista 7, Fortuna 4, Aytona 3, Afuang 3, Maliksi 2, Green 1.

UP 85 – Co 23, Mikee Reyes 21, Martin Reyes 17, Sison 8, Padilla 8, Lopez 3, Braganza 3, Gomez 2, Maniego 0, De Asis 0.

Come from behind win by UE over UP in OT

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UAAP Season 72

UP Fighting Maroons vs. University of the East Red Warriors
UE wins 77-69
Aug 6, 2009, 2pm
Araneta Coliseum

UP had a chance to seal the win in regulation, but Rookie Alvin Padilla missed 1 of 2 free throws with UP leading by 3 points with 9 seconds left. Then Acuna of UE beat the buzzer with a 3 point shot and tied the game at 65, sending the game into overtime.

In the extra period, it was all UE as veteran Elmer Espiritu took over the game, leading UE to a 77-69 win over the maroons. Woody Co led UP with 23 points, but could not lead UP to its second win and ties NU and Adamson at the bottom of the standings.

Although the loss is heartbreaking, it was a big improvement from last year, specially versus UE, where they lost to UE by 30 points. Hoping UP bounces back this saturday against UST for their final game of the 1st round. Game time will be 4pm at the Araneta Coliseum.

Please support the UP Fighting Maroons!

Box Scores

UE 77 – Lingganay 16, Espiritu 15, Lee 13, Llagas 10, Acuna 7, Bandaying 2, Reyes 4, Zamar 3, Duran 2, Alabanza 2, Tagarda 0, Noble 0, Ayala 0.

UP 69 – Co 23, Reyes 14, Padilla 10, Lopez 9, Reyes 4, Gomez 4, Juruena 3, Sison 2, Maniego 0, Hipolito 0, De Asis 0, Braganza 0.

Other Game Results:
Far Eastern University (FEU) Tamaraws defeats University of Santo Tomas (UST) Tigers, 90-63

UP vs FEU Game Pictures

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UP Fighting Maroons vs FEU Tamaraws Game Pictures

Padilla led UP with 15 points, scoring 10 in the 4th quarter cutting the lead of FEU to 6 points with 2 minutes remaining, but the comeback was short, UP loses to FEU, 77-65.

Padilla led UP with 15 points, scoring 10 in the 4th quarter cutting the lead of FEU to 6 points with 2 minutes remaining, but the comeback was short, UP loses to FEU, 77-65.

UP Pep Squad during the halftime of the UP vs FEU game

UP Pep Squad during the halftime of the UP vs FEU game

Lopez open for a jumper, contributes 13 points and a couple of steals for UP

Lopez open for a jumper, contributes 13 points and a couple of steals for UP

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